O Reizinho Aged 6 Years

 Sensational Agricole from Madeira! Roasty, full-bodied and complex. Clear favorite of the line-up.

 Very awesome balance of Madeira wine sweet, light acidity, barrel notes, sulfur, dark berries and the Rhum Agricole. Harmonious, elegant and delicious! Can easily keep up with partly twice as old rhum agricoles💣👌🏽

 Thanks to Pedro Ferreira, who gave my in-laws some rum samples :-) The oldest rum of O Reizinho and I feel that the complexity decreases a bit, on the other hand the roundness increases significantly. A very round nose, characterized on the one hand by all sorts of chocolates with toasted aromas, and on the other by vegetal and citrus sugar cane. In the mouth chocolaty, mild, alcohol not noticeable at all, though an intense sherry note in finish that seems too dominant for me. Crass stuff, even if the three-year-old Burder is a bit more complex!

 Round, sweet, pleasing - but without the real wow effect. Solid in a positive sense and absolutely suitable as an easy sipper, but the bottling does not qualify for more in my book.

 On the nose and palate caramel-sweet and floral notes. In the finish, however, quite tangy...the also 6-year-old Engenho Novo from Barikenn I liked overall still a little better.

 I have had a few Madeira rums and generally am a big fan. This one is one of the better ones I have had. It’s fairly complex for a young rum. Nose is chocolate and marzipan with some raw ethanol notes towards the back. Mouth is dry and moorish, with charred barrel and almonds offset by ripe fig. The finish is spicy and warm with great length, more noticeable is the young wood but it all works rather well. Would be happy to have this on my shelf

 Ich bin kein Fan davon. Ein bisschen zu sauer, der Alkoholgehalt ist in Ordnung, aber nicht übermäßig gut eingebunden. Es gibt einen Geschmack von Essig im Hintergrund, der mir überhaupt nicht gefällt.

 'Sherry' galore, and sea - yes, I smell a bit of seafood here. Incredibly complex on the palate for 6 years. Heavy sweetness, berries, toasty. Caramel, light and red berries in the second half.

 Very nicely round balanced! It lacks a little complexity for me. Taste-wise, it reminds me of the Rhum Liberation 2017, which, however, has significantly more complexity.

 Burnt coconut, winey dried fruits and caramelised popcorn on the nose. It’s heavily spiced with lots of peppers. The result is tannic and phenolated, tarry and -for me personally- (too) musty. The nose is young and aggressive, and unfortunately presents itself overly sharp. Luckily much smoother going down. Sugarcane followed by a mixture of honeyed and salted nuts. Very singular complexity. There’s more dried fruit tannins as well as -regrettably- more must, moss and wet potting soil. It’s a good product, and the alcohol is integrated well, in contrast to the nose. Sadly, I am not a big fan of this type of agricole with this level of “gardening notes”.

 With retention time steadily more caramel. However, the slightly sulfurous taste remains. Therefore, for me Good but not very good.

 Too woody for me. Doesn't leave enough room for the rest for my taste.

 Sehr spaltend, das höre ich. Aber püriert, alles ist da. Eine liebliche Rundheit roter Früchte. Ein kontrolliertes Tannin, ja, ja, mit Schwefel, aber das ermöglicht es, in die nächste Etage aufzusteigen. Und dort geht es uns gut. Sehr gut, auf geht's zu einer zweiten Flasche.

 Super toller rum. Das Fass so zu schmecken ist eine Freude. Sieger des Line ups.

 Die Nase ist intensiv und faszinierend mit Schwefel, gemischten Früchten (Sultaninen), Schokolade, Cognac und Zuckerrohr/Karamell. Am Gaumen ist er zart, aber nicht charakterlos, mit Noten von Datteln, Äpfeln und Cognac, gefolgt von pfeffrigen Noten und süßen, weichen, fast honigartigen Noten. Im Abgang kehrt der Schwefel ein wenig zurück, die Pflaume und das Holz werden deutlicher und verleihen ihm etwas Körper. Im leeren Glas junges Holz, Datteln und Schwefel. Sehr gut und liebenswürdig in seiner madeirensischen Persönlichkeit, leicht und angenehm zu trinken.